Fang Zhicheng advised softly: "Le Le, let's eat first. After dinner, uncle will play with you, okay?"
"Is that okay?" Lele nodded obediently, then jumped out of Fang Zhicheng's arms.
Fang Zhicheng winked at Xie Yuxin proudly, suggesting that he was very powerful. Xie Yuxin pretended not to see his provocative action, gently patted Lele's forehead, and whispered to herself: "You heartless girl, you actually turned your elbow outward."
Fang Zhicheng came to the restaurant and handed the gift in his hand to Xie Fang. Xie Fang was slightly startled and quickly refused: "It's good that you are here, how can I accept your things?"
Fang Zhicheng smiled and explained: "This is the gift that Yu Xin and I chose together. It's not a valuable item."
Fang Zhicheng took the opportunity to play the card of Xie Yuxin, which obviously prevented Qiu Hengde and Xie Fang from being too nervous, as they would not think that Fang Zhicheng was deliberately bribing them to please them, which would be indecent.
Xie Fang looked at her sister playfully, put the gift on the cabinet, and said with a smile: "It seems that Yu Xin and Xiao Fang get along very well."
Xie Yuxin's cheeks flushed, thinking to herself that Fang Zhicheng was so annoying, how could he drag her into this? She glared at Fang Zhicheng fiercely and immediately explained, "Fang Zhicheng felt that it was impolite to come to the birthday dinner empty-handed, so he consulted me. I was kind enough to tell him that you particularly like Xu Ruo's prose collection."
Xie Fang's eyes sparkled, and she exclaimed, "No wonder it's so heavy, it turns out they're all books! Thank you, Xiao Fang."
Fang Zhicheng nodded and smiled, "Because Yu Xin helped me come up with the idea for the gift, this gift naturally also has Yu Xin's intentions."
Qiu Hengde laughed loudly and said, "Old lady, thank them both quickly."
Xie Fang has always wanted to bring Xie Yuxin and Fang Zhicheng together, but she has never had a good chance, mainly because Xie Yuxin's job is different from that of a normal person, and the time for recording a program is always unpredictable. She is thinking about using tonight's opportunity to try to help the two of them get together.
Although the two were four or five years apart in age, Xie Yuxin was naturally beautiful and well-maintained, so her age was not obvious at all. Standing next to Fang Zhicheng, they were a perfect match. Xie Fang winked at Qiu Hengde. Qiu Hengde smiled bitterly and nodded slightly, implying that he would act according to circumstances and assist Xie Fang in her matchmaking work.
In fact, the reason why Fang Zhicheng called Xie Yuxin so affectionately was because he guessed what the two were thinking and deliberately tried to please them. When dealing with people, one should be good at going with the flow. Since Qiu Hengde and his wife wanted to get him in touch with Xie Yuxin, there was no need for him to refuse. He should pretend to be trying to pursue Xie Yuxin. Of course, this was also because he was sure that Xie Yuxin would never look down on him.
Xie Yuxin's face was gloomy, and her beautiful eyes stared at Fang Zhicheng fiercely, as if she wanted to dig a piece of meat out of him. Fang Zhicheng pretended not to know, and chatted with Qiu Hengde and Xie Fang, which made Xie Yuxin hate him so much that she thought to herself that Fang Zhicheng was indeed a fox in sheep's clothing.
After dinner, Fang Zhicheng chatted with Qiu Hengde while Lele drew on a piece of white paper with a pen. After Xie Yuxin helped Xie Fang clean up the table, the two went into the kitchen to wash the dishes.
Xie Fang raised her eyes and glanced at her sister, and suddenly asked, "Sister, what do you think of Xiao Fang?"
Xie Yuxin was slightly startled, then realized what Xie Fang meant, and pretended to be dumbfounded and said, "What?"
Xie Fang wiped her hands on her apron twice, turned around and asked Xie Yuxin seriously, whispering: "Of course, as a man, how about it?"
Xie Yuxin sighed lightly, wiped the oil stains on the bowl with a rag, and said with a wry smile: "Sister, I don't want to discuss this topic."
Xie Fang shook her head with concern on her face, and whispered: "For Lele and for yourself, you must face the problem. You are still young and can find a good home. Xiao Fang, although a few years younger than you, is very steady and experienced in dealing with people and things. Moreover, he is young and easy to be controlled..."
Xie Yuxin chuckled and said, "Sister, I think you underestimated Fang Zhicheng. Although he is young, he is more cunning than anyone else. Is it because of his sense of justice that he wants to save his brother-in-law, and he has never had any utilitarian intentions?"
Xie Fang frowned and said unhappily, "I'm talking to you nicely. If you don't like Xiao Fang, forget it. Why are you saying such things?"
Xie Yuxin looked gloomy and sighed: "It's not that I deliberately slandered him, but he is just that kind of person."
Xie Fang thought that her sister had been hit by a failed marriage, and her psychology had become twisted and extreme. She would not listen to anyone, so she sighed and said, "This world is not as dark as you think. Xiao Fang may have selfish motives in trying to please our family, but from many details, we can see that he is a sunny and righteous man. And Lele gets along well with him, so I think you can consider it. After all, judging from Xiao Fang's attitude towards you, he also admires you very much."
Xie Yuxin pursed her lips and fell silent.
In the living room, Qiu Hengde was chatting with Fang Zhicheng. Qiu Hengde took the peeled apple from Fang Zhicheng and asked with a smile: "Xiao Fang, you are alone now, have you ever thought about starting a family?"
Fang Zhicheng smiled awkwardly and whispered, "The conditions don't allow it. People are very realistic nowadays, and the premise of falling in love depends on material conditions. Besides, as Secretary Song's secretary, I am usually very busy with work and don't have time to be distracted."
Qiu Hengde nodded with satisfaction and asked softly, "What do you think of Yu Xin?"
Fang Zhicheng showed a very surprised expression and exclaimed: "Yu Xin is the dream lover of men of all ages in our Yinzhou. If I say she is not good, wouldn't it be blind?"
Qiu Hengde waved his hand and said softly, "Those people only see Yu Xin's glamorous appearance. In fact, they don't know that Yu Xin has a hard life. She is alone with her children and works hard to make a living. And, you know, she has a bad temper, so she is not perfect."
Fang Zhicheng smiled, not knowing what to say, so he could only continue peeling the apple, thinking about how to deal with it.
Fang Zhicheng is a very normal man and naturally has the most normal reaction to Xie Yuxin. However, he is also self-aware. From Xie Yuxin's attitude towards him, he can vaguely feel whether there is possibility between them.
Qiu Hengde took a bite of the apple and said calmly, "You are a smart person, but you lack courage. So your sister Fang and I are cheering you on. We hope you can seize the opportunity, believe in your own strength and charm, and your dream will surely come true."
Although Qiu Hengde did not say it explicitly, even the dumbest people knew that Qiu Hengde was supporting him in pursuing Xie Yuxin. Fang Zhicheng nodded and answered readily, "Then I'll try my best."
Qiu Hengde patted Fang Zhicheng on the shoulder and said calmly: "Your sister Fang and I will build the most stable logistical support line for you."
Qiu Hengde was so enthusiastic in recommending his sister-in-law, how could Fang Zhicheng disobey him? He lowered his head, pretending to be shy, thinking about how to make good use of this additional relationship with the Municipal Party Committee Organization Minister.
Chapter 0065 Friendship has different levels
Just five minutes after the start of work, Ding Nengren hurried into the room. Fang Zhicheng knocked on the door for him, and then smiled and invited Ding Nengren in. About fifteen minutes later, Ding Nengren walked out of the office with a dusty face, frowning at Fang Zhicheng and saying, "Xiao Fang, if there is anything Secretary Song needs to do in the future, you have to remind me a little. Things are always given so suddenly, which makes my work very difficult."
Fang Zhicheng stood up and explained softly, "I just learned that Secretary Song is going to hold an emergency standing committee meeting this morning. Normally, I would report any news to you in advance."
Ding Nengren showed a look of disbelief, snorted and said: "Xiao Fang, maybe we had conflicts before, but I hope you can be more mature and not come to work with selfishness and prejudice, which is not good!"
Fang Zhicheng pretended to be shocked and said, "Secretary Ding, why do you think so? Did I do something wrong?"
Ding Nengren snorted and walked out of the office.
Fang Zhicheng stared at his back, sneered, and then took the sorted documents into the inner room.
Although Ding Nengren had shown his goodwill to Fang Zhicheng many times, Fang Zhicheng never gave him face. During this period, Fang Zhicheng had already figured out one thing, that is, he only needed to become the confidant of one person, and it didn't matter whether other people gave him face or not.